Financial Planning & Analyst

Publicis Groupe; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe is seeking an enthusiastic FP&A professional to join their finance team in London. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop commercial accounting skills through experiences in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting while working closely with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• You’re studying towards an accounting qualification (ACCA or CIMA).
• Experience in a FP&A role, preferably in a creative or agency environment.
• You’re confident using Excel with experience of managing large data files and complex formulas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets (full P&L) and ensure timely upload to Hyperion.
• Manage monthly reforecasts and upload to Hyperion.
• Lead weekly revenue rolling forecasts and collaborate with team leads.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Excel Proficiency

Education

Studying towards ACCA or CIMA

Tools

Hyperion

SAP

Job description

Company Description

ABOUT PUBLICIS GROUPE UK

Publicis Groupe UK is the UK arm of Publicis Groupe, a global transformation partner to the world’s biggest companies, and one of the world’s largest marketing services group with more than 100,000 employees across 100 countries. In the UK, we have 25 agencies and capabilities including Digitas, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Leo, Zenith, Starcom, MSL and Taylor Herring. We employ 5,000 people with expertise across the full range of business and marketing transformation services. We have three main offices in the UK in Chancery Lane (Holborn), Television Centre (White City) and Turnmills (Farringdon).

THE SPIRIT OF VIVA LA DIFFERENCEViva La Difference is deeply rooted in everything we do. It has always been in our DNA. From the birth of Publicis, 94 years ago, when Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, our founder, invented French advertising. Viva La Difference expresses how we value and respect each individual and recognize what makes us distinctive. This is the charge that inspires our teams to celebrate the differences in identity, background, culture, and experience of all of us. It is how we behave with each other and our clients, and it is deeply rooted throughout our work, to elevate and bring to life our differences throughout the platform world.

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

MSLGroup is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated FP&Ato join our London team. In this role, you'll support the Commercial Director; working closely with key stakeholders across MSL and collaborate with other finance teams within the wider Publicis Groupe.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong foundation in finance who’s looking to develop their commercial accounting skills further. You’ll gain valuable experience in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and commercial analysis, while contributing to the smooth running of financial processes

ABOUT THE CANDIDATE

You will be looking to develop your accounting and analytical skills. You will have good attention to detail, a strong understanding of accounting principles and be a confident excel user. Also enjoy working with people and playing an important role in a team. Furthermore, you will be interested in developing your accounting, analytical skills and commercial skills. You will have some experience of working in an organisation in a similar role and be ready to take your next step and build your career.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets (full P&L) and ensure timely upload to Hyperion

• Manage monthly reforecasts and upload to Hyperion

• Lead weekly revenue rolling forecasts and collaborate with team leads

• Produce staff utilisation and timesheet analysis reports

• Generate client profitability and servicing level reports

• Maintain and update budget trackers (e.g., marketing, recruitment)

• Support capacity planning and analysis

• Partner with client teams on retainer accounts and ad-hoc commercial reviews

• Conduct monthly balance sheet reviews and payroll reporting

• Own and manage internal audit processes (SOD Matrix, System Access Review, etc.)

• Contribute to quarterly Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting

• Regularly update rate cards and ensure accurate system uploads

• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis as required

Personal Qualities and Skills

• You’re studying towards an accounting qualification (ACCA or CIMA)

• You will ideally have some experience in a FP&A role, preferably in a creative or agency environment

• You’re confident using Excel with experience of managing large data files and complex formulas (comfortable with functions like VLOOKUP, SUMIF, etc.)

• You’re curious, willing to learn, and keen to grow in a supportive team

• Experience with finance systems like Hyperion or SAP would be ideal, but not required

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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